Queens Fire Kills 7-Year-Old Boy

Two women console each other outside the scene of a house fire in East Elmhurst that killed a 7-year-old boy.

A 7-year-old boy was killed in a house fire in East Elmhurst, Queens, Wednesday morning, police said.

Peter J. Smith for The Wall Street Journal

Fire fighters extinguish a house fire in East Elmhurst on New Year’s Day that killed a 7-year-old boy.

The fire broke out before 10 a.m. in a two-story home, and flames engulfed the entire building at 90th Street near 31st Avenue, said a Fire Department official.

Police said the boy, Christopher Miller, lived at the home. A 13-year-old boy, who suffered smoke inhalation and burns to his hands, and an adult were taken to Cornell Medical Center in stable condition, officials said. Three firefighters were also treated for minor injuries.

The investigation into the fire and the exact cause of death is ongoing.